Ras Al Khaimah: A 22-year-old Asian man died after he drowned off Ras Al Khaimah beach while his two compatriots are fighting for their lives in a hospital.

The police operation room received a call on Friday afternoon reporting the incident.

The police said the three friends were swimming in the sea, which was rough.

One of them drowned and his body was recovered after a 45-minute search operation while the other two were rescued by beachgoers.